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No supply of any RPi computers in India for almost 2 years now. :(

numpad0 4y ago
I think it's easier to just source (used)office desktops and x86-based thin clients at this stage. There are only upsides to it e.g. no SD corruption, power adapter compatibility issues, overheating problems, etc., so long that you don't need the exact Pi form factor or Pi HAT interface compatibility.
- tssva 4y ago
  > There are only upsides to it e.g. no SD corruption, power adapter compatibility issues, overheating problems Boot your Pi from USB and there is no SD corruption to worry about. This has been out of beta and officially supported for over 2 years now. I've never had an issue with power adapter compatibility but understand some had issues when the RPi 4 was released due to it requiring more amperage than previous models. Not really a concern with modern USB C adapters and if you are really concerned just buy the official power supply or one of the multitudes sold on Amazon as for the RPi. As for overheating, I have had a RPi 4 stuffed in a crowded wiring box with no air flow in my unconditioned garage running non-stop without overheating for a few years now. I live in a climate where it is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit every day June - early September with a good part of late July - late August being over 100. I also have a 4 node RPi cluster which has been running for years without any overheating issues. The cluster nodes do have 5v fans running at 3.3v to reduce noise. I installed these when originally setting up the cluster but would be confident removing them. At this point it just isn't worth the effort to do so.
- wil421 4y ago
  No GPIO.
asddubs 4y ago
yup, seems to be a worldwide problem.
rjsw 4y ago
No supply of them in the UK either. Are other ARM single-board computers easier for you to buy in India? I have several from Pine64, CubieBoard and Hardkernel that work well.
- psychphysic 4y ago
  I wish we had more control over cheap smartphones. That'd be ideal replacements. Similar spec to SBCs with a touchscreen and battery backup. But WiFi not ethernet.
  - geerlingguy 4y ago
    Some can do Ethernet through a dongle!
    - galangalalgol 4y ago
      Samsung with 3rd party roms this always worked, I was surprised to dind out vanilla android on a picel doesn't. I have no insight as to what driver is missing or why it wouldn't always be there.
- codetiger 4y ago
  Not able to source others in India. But am very much interested in RPi4 for my home automation project. Seems like the wait is going to take few months or years.
phoehne 4y ago
rpilocator.com tracks them. Jeff Greeling has a couple of good YouTube videos on the problem. Sometimes, if you're willing to wait, you can put in an order on a site like digikey and you'll eventually get some at list price. But yeah, no one can get them at list price. And for what scalpers are charging, or the BS 'starter kit' that you might be forced to buy, get a used thin client PC. The other options, like Nvidia's CM4 style board, are just as hard to find or just as scalped.
- geerlingguy 4y ago
  DigiKey seems to be the best bet, at least for some models. It may take 1-3 months but they do seem to fill back orders consistently. Rpilocator tracks stock and has found some sites stick things regularly once a week but if you don't buy within 10-20 minutes of the in stock alert, you'll miss it. Even Upton said he thinks the supply will be getting better to the point it'll be fully stocked again within one year.
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  Here in Europe kubii does preorders for list price. I got my 400 with 3 or so weeks waiting. But yeah they really have to start solving this issue otherwise raspberry is just going to become obsolete.
  - VLM 4y ago
    Pi is done already. For the last few years anyone doing "Circuit/Micro-Python with GPIO" switched to ESP32 a long time ago, and the "I need a small PC" people just went back to using small PCs.
josefresco 4y ago
Same in the US. I've used rpilocator.com extensively and never seem to be fast enough. ¯\_(ツ)_/ I don't understand why this shortage has continued for so long - is it because they keep the price low?
- jccooper 4y ago
  Continuously reload Adafruit's page from 10:30-10:45am Central Wednesday and Thursday.
signa11 4y ago
that is not correct. i had a raspberry pi (4b, 8gb) delivered (for a friend) in india this january. although this information is quite old now, so might be outdated.

I think it's easier to just source (used)office desktops and x86-based thin clients at this stage. There are only upsides to it e.g. no SD corruption, power adapter compatibility issues, overheating problems, etc., so long that you don't need the exact Pi form factor or Pi HAT interface compatibility.

tssva 4y ago
> There are only upsides to it e.g. no SD corruption, power adapter compatibility issues, overheating problems Boot your Pi from USB and there is no SD corruption to worry about. This has been out of beta and officially supported for over 2 years now. I've never had an issue with power adapter compatibility but understand some had issues when the RPi 4 was released due to it requiring more amperage than previous models. Not really a concern with modern USB C adapters and if you are really concerned just buy the official power supply or one of the multitudes sold on Amazon as for the RPi. As for overheating, I have had a RPi 4 stuffed in a crowded wiring box with no air flow in my unconditioned garage running non-stop without overheating for a few years now. I live in a climate where it is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit every day June - early September with a good part of late July - late August being over 100. I also have a 4 node RPi cluster which has been running for years without any overheating issues. The cluster nodes do have 5v fans running at 3.3v to reduce noise. I installed these when originally setting up the cluster but would be confident removing them. At this point it just isn't worth the effort to do so.
wil421 4y ago
No GPIO.

asddubs 4y ago

yup, seems to be a worldwide problem.

rjsw 4y ago

No supply of them in the UK either. Are other ARM single-board computers easier for you to buy in India? I have several from Pine64, CubieBoard and Hardkernel that work well.

psychphysic 4y ago
I wish we had more control over cheap smartphones. That'd be ideal replacements. Similar spec to SBCs with a touchscreen and battery backup. But WiFi not ethernet.
- geerlingguy 4y ago
  Some can do Ethernet through a dongle!
  - galangalalgol 4y ago
    Samsung with 3rd party roms this always worked, I was surprised to dind out vanilla android on a picel doesn't. I have no insight as to what driver is missing or why it wouldn't always be there.
codetiger 4y ago
Not able to source others in India. But am very much interested in RPi4 for my home automation project. Seems like the wait is going to take few months or years.

phoehne 4y ago

rpilocator.com tracks them. Jeff Greeling has a couple of good YouTube videos on the problem. Sometimes, if you're willing to wait, you can put in an order on a site like digikey and you'll eventually get some at list price. But yeah, no one can get them at list price. And for what scalpers are charging, or the BS 'starter kit' that you might be forced to buy, get a used thin client PC. The other options, like Nvidia's CM4 style board, are just as hard to find or just as scalped.

geerlingguy 4y ago
DigiKey seems to be the best bet, at least for some models. It may take 1-3 months but they do seem to fill back orders consistently. Rpilocator tracks stock and has found some sites stick things regularly once a week but if you don't buy within 10-20 minutes of the in stock alert, you'll miss it. Even Upton said he thinks the supply will be getting better to the point it'll be fully stocked again within one year.
GekkePrutser 4y ago
Here in Europe kubii does preorders for list price. I got my 400 with 3 or so weeks waiting. But yeah they really have to start solving this issue otherwise raspberry is just going to become obsolete.
- VLM 4y ago
  Pi is done already. For the last few years anyone doing "Circuit/Micro-Python with GPIO" switched to ESP32 a long time ago, and the "I need a small PC" people just went back to using small PCs.

josefresco 4y ago

Same in the US. I've used rpilocator.com extensively and never seem to be fast enough. ¯\_(ツ)_/ I don't understand why this shortage has continued for so long - is it because they keep the price low?

jccooper 4y ago
Continuously reload Adafruit's page from 10:30-10:45am Central Wednesday and Thursday.

signa11 4y ago

that is not correct. i had a raspberry pi (4b, 8gb) delivered (for a friend) in india this january. although this information is quite old now, so might be outdated.